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Can't tell a money tree from a dwarf umbrella tree? Two quick tricks to identify them and never buy the wrong one again
There are many plants in the world, and many of them look alike. Beginners at growing flowers are easily fooled! A while ago, a friend of mine went to a flower market to buy a plant and mistook a dwarf umbrella tree for a money tree, then went home overjoyed! Of course, my friend just assumed it was a money tree...
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Let me tell you why you should not water during the potting-in period
11th?Foreword Qian Yan Love succulents, love life (WeChat ID: duorou91) Reply "community" and 200K succulent friends to show off together! Reply in the backend with "beautiful succulents," "summer survival, watering, leaf propagation, soil mixing, pest removal, black rot" to view related...
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There is a method to growing Kalanchoe; it is not too late to learn it now, so tell your family quickly
Kalanchoe is a common potted plant in our lives. Its leaves are emerald green and its flowers are dense. Because its symbolic meaning is very good, it is deeply loved by flower-growing friends. So what should be noted when growing Kalanchoe? Today I will give...
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What is the difference between water lettuce and water hyacinth? A quick guide to telling them apart
Leaf differences: Water lettuce leaves grow in clusters, are obovate-cuneate, with rounded blunt tips and slightly wavy edges; water hyacinth leaves are basal, forming a rosette, with rounded blunt tips and entire margins. Flower differences: The water lettuce inflorescence grows in the leaf axils, has a spathe, and is white; the water hyacinth has a spike inflorescence, ovate, and lilac in color.
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What is the difference between tree tomato and tomato? Learn to easily tell the two apart
Leaf difference: Tree tomato leaves are alternate, ovate or ovate-cordate; tomato leaves are pinnately compound or pinnately parted. Flower difference: Tree tomato cymes are nearly axillary, the corolla is rotate and pink; tomato flowers are yellow with a rotate corolla. Fruit difference: Tree tomato fruit is ovate, smooth on the surface, orange-yellow or tinged with red; tomato berries are oblate or nearly spherical, orange-yellow or turning red.
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What is the difference between water gardenia and yellow gardenia? A quick guide to tell them apart
Leaf differences: Water gardenia leaves are opposite or in whorls of 3, and the leaf blades are oblanceolate; yellow gardenia leaves are leathery, oblong-lanceolate or seal-shaped lanceolate, with entire margins. Flower differences: Water gardenia flowers are solitary, with 5 to 6 white petals; yellow gardenia flowers have a white or creamy yellow corolla and are salverform.
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What is the difference between Ficus hispida and Ficus microcarpa? A quick guide to telling the two plants apart
Leaf differences: Ficus hispida leaves are opposite, thickly papery, and ovate-oblong; Ficus microcarpa leaves are thinly leathery, dark green, and narrowly elliptic. Fruit differences: Ficus hispida figs are axillary, top-shaped, and yellow when ripe; Ficus microcarpa figs grow in pairs in the leaf axils, are yellow or slightly red, and are flattened spheres.
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What is the difference between Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) and red maple (Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum')? A quick guide to telling them apart
Leaf differences: Japanese maple leaves are papery, round in shape, with palmate lobes that are oblong; red maple has alternate simple leaves clustered at the tips of branches, with palmate lobes that are lanceolate. Flower differences: Japanese maple flowers are purple, in corymbose inflorescences; red maple has corymbose inflorescences that are terminal.
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What is the difference between Torreya grandis and Cephalotaxus sinensis? A quick guide to telling them apart
Leaf differences: Torreya grandis leaves are linear, arranged in two rows, with a protruding pointed tip; Cephalotaxus sinensis leaves are also linear, arranged in two rows, with a nearly rounded base and a prominent midrib. Flower differences: the male cones of Torreya grandis are cylindrical; the male cones of Cephalotaxus sinensis are ovoid and arranged in head-like clusters. Fruit differences: the fruit of Torreya grandis is elliptical and turns pale purplish-brown when ripe; the fruit of Cephalotaxus sinensis is ovoid or nearly spherical.
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What is the difference between vegetable melon and cucumber? A quick guide to telling the two melons apart
Leaf differences: vegetable melon leaves are alternate, ovate or kidney-shaped; cucumber leaves are broadly ovate-cordate with fuzz on the surface. Flower differences: vegetable melon flowers are solitary and yellowish-white; cucumber flowers are clustered in the leaf axils and yellowish-white. Fruit differences: vegetable melon fruit is long-cylindrical or elliptical, with greenish-white or pale green skin; cucumber fruit is oblong, yellow-green, with a rough surface covered in wart-like bumps.
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